--- title: 'Senior Analyst at Ascent Developer Solutions' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-analyst-ascent-developer-solutions-encino-ksnrcngav1en' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Senior Analyst at Ascent Developer Solutions - **Company:** Ascent Developer Solutions - **Location:** Encino, CA - **Posted:** 2026-07-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ascentds/jobs/4308512009 ## Job description ## About Ascent Ascent Developer Solutions is a leading private lending platform, serving real estate developers nationwide in the acquisition, renovation, and construction of residential real estate. Founded by a leadership team with a deep understanding and personal experience in virtually every facet of real estate development, Ascent is uniquely positioned to create custom, innovative lending solutions for a variety of real estate development business strategies. ## Your Role As a Senior Analyst, you will play a key role in evaluating and structuring new lending opportunities at the earliest stages of the credit process. You will independently analyze borrowers, guarantors, and collateral, identify key credit risks, provide preliminary transaction recommendations, and partner closely with Underwriters, Loan Officers, and Credit Leadership to determine deal viability. In addition to managing more complex transactions, you'll serve as a resource for junior analysts, help improve screening processes, and contribute to maintaining consistent credit quality across the pipeline. What You’ll Do - Perform independent preliminary credit analysis of borrowers, guarantors, and collateral to determine transaction viability. - Analyze borrower financial statements, tax returns, rent rolls, operating statements, and cash flow performance. - Build and review financial models, preliminary underwriting analyses, and screening memorandums. - Identify key risks, mitigants, and structural considerations before transactions move into formal underwriting. - Recommend whether opportunities should proceed based on Ascent's lending guidelines and credit appetite. - Partner directly with Loan Officers to discuss deal structure and identify information needed for credit evaluation. - Coordinate with Underwriting, Legal, Operations, Servicing, and Capital Markets to facilitate smooth deal progression. - Manage multiple transactions simultaneously while maintaining speed and accuracy. - Mentor junior Screening Analysts by reviewing work, providing coaching, and sharing best practices. - Recommend process improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, and quality throughout the screening process. ## What You Bring - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Real Estate, or related field. - 3-5 years of commercial real estate lending, underwriting, screening, or credit analysis experience. - Strong understanding of commercial real estate lending fundamentals. - Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills. - Ability to independently identify credit risks and recommend transaction structures. - Excellent communication skills with the confidence to discuss transactions with senior stakeholders. - Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize competing deadlines. - Experience mentoring junior analysts or reviewing work products is preferred. What Success Looks Like - You communicate proactively and follow through consistently - You take ownership of your work and operate with accountability - You are adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic environment - You approach challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset - You balance analytical rigor with practical execution - You contribute positively to team culture and collaboration The Pay - Salary for this role is $100,000 - $120,000 annually plus eligibility for a 15% bonus. The Work Environment - This role works on-site from Ascent's Encino office, Monday - Thursday (Fridays are work-from-home). Our Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance. Our benefits include five health plans, two dental plans, health savings and flexible spending accounts, vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, and other optional benefits from which to choose. Our Pledge We pledge to be fair and considerate in hiring and promoting individuals, ensuring everyone can contribute their fullest potential regardless of background, identity, or personal circumstances. By promoting equal opportunity, we not only enhance our workplace but also contribute to a more just and equitable society. At Ascent, we stand united in building a community where everyone is empowered to succeed. Thank you for joining us on our journey towards a more inclusive future. ## About Ascent Developer Solutions ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Ascent Developer Solutions is a private lending and institutional debt platform that provides customized short-term financing solutions for top-tier single-family, homebuilder, and multi-family developers. - **Entity Type**: Private (funded via Private Equity round) - **Headquarters**: Los Angeles (Encino), California, United States - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Robert Wasmund ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Financial Services (Real Estate Lending / Private Credit) - Target customers: B2B — top-tier single-family developers, homebuilders, multi-family developers, and residential real estate investors - Mission or purpose statement: To offer developers an efficient and streamlined advantage through customized financing solutions, proprietary software, and data-driven insights. The company was founded "For Developers. By Developers." ## Products & Services - **Single-Family Luxury Loans**: Short-term secured loans for the purchase, renovation, and construction of luxury, market-rate, multi-property, and short-term rental assets. - **Homebuilder Loans**: Build-for-sale and build-to-rent project financing for homebuilders. - **Multi-Family Loans**: Financing for mixed-use, for-rent, and for-sale multi-family assets, including manufactured housing communities. - **Bridge Financing**: Post-completion bridge loans for developers transitioning projects to permanent financing. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Private Equity round led by Elliott Management Corp. (July 2024); the management team has collectively originated **over $20 billion** in loans across **20,000+ loan originations**. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead investor is **Elliott Management Corp.** (via Elliott Investment Management L.P.), a major global investment firm. - **Growth Signals**: - Rapid headcount growth: +89.5% year-over-year, now at 81 employees - Active expansion into New England with a new Boston office - Featured closings include a $39 million facility for a development parcel in the Inland Empire and a $14.25 million bridge loan for a 290-unit rental portfolio in Houston - 13 active job postings (as of mid-2026), with job posting volume up +116.7% year-over-year ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep Industry Expertise**: Founded by Robert Wasmund, with an executive leadership team that collectively represents **200+ years** of hands-on industry experience and a proven track record of scaling private loan origination platforms. - **Proprietary Technology**: The company leverages its own proprietary software and data product suites to streamline the lending process, doing the "heavy lifting" so team members can focus on high-value work. - **Strong Capital Backing**: Backed by Elliott Management Corp., providing significant institutional credibility and capital access. - **Niche Focus**: Specializes exclusively in top-tier developers, allowing for deep domain expertise and tailored solutions that generalist lenders cannot easily replicate. ## Strategic Focus - **National Expansion**: Actively expanding beyond California into new markets, including the New England region (Boston office). - **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across multiple functions (sales, technology, legal, operations) to support rapid growth. - **Technology Investment**: Continuing to build out proprietary software and data analytics capabilities to maintain a competitive edge in loan origination and servicing. - **Product Diversification**: Expanding into manufactured housing community lending and other specialized real estate asset classes. ## Why Work Here - **High-Growth Environment**: The company is in a rapid scaling phase (89.5% headcount growth YoY), offering employees the chance to grow their careers alongside the business. - **Data-Driven Culture**: Ascent emphasizes leveraging data and insights for informed decision-making, making roles "more impactful and rewarding" — a strong draw for analytical talent. - **Innovation & Adaptability**: The company describes itself as "constantly innovating & adapting" to provide new products and market opportunities, giving employees exposure to new skills and challenges. - **Work Policy**: In-office (on-site) at the Encino, Los Angeles headquarters and the new Boston office. Employees work from physical offices. - **Notable Perks**: Recognition programs like the "Apex Award for Employee Excellence"; emphasis on career growth and skill development. - **Engineering/Culture Highlights**: The technology team (led by SVP of Technology John Issa) is building proprietary tools that directly impact the business. Roles like Senior Data Engineer and Senior Data Scientist are actively posted, indicating a strong technical backbone and investment in data infrastructure. ## Sources 1. [ascentds.com](https://www.ascentds.com/) 2. [ascentds.com/about-us](https://www.ascentds.com/about-us) 3. [ascentds.com/careers](https://www.ascentds.com/careers) 4. [linkedin.com/company/ascent-developer-solutions](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascent-developer-solutions) 5. 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